Robert F. kennedy jr. He has long been a prominent figure in American politics. From running as an independent presidential candidate to publicly supporting the president Donald TrumpHe was eventually nominated and confirmed as United States Secretary of Health and Human Services in February 2025. Now a member of Trump’s cabinet, Kennedy is part of the famous Kennedy family — and continues to attract attention not only for his political views, but also for his personal life.
His current wife is an actress Cheryl HinesHe had a constant and supportive presence by his side, but who were his ex-wives? Hollywood life We’ve compiled everything there is to know about Kennedy’s current marriage and past relationships below.
Cheryl Hines
Cheryl and Robert have been married since 2014. They started dating in 2012 after Cheryl got to know them. Curb your enthusiasm Co-star Larry David.
During an October 2024 interview with Us WeeklyCheryl spoke about her and Robert’s marriage. She noted that in order to have a long-term relationship, “there has to be a connection.”
“There’s, like, a connection where you look at your spouse or your partner and all the craziness that’s going on around you, or you look at it and you check it out, and you say, ‘Okay. It will be fine. We’re going to move through this moment.'” “And you know, a lot of times it’s funny and you can lean in and say, ‘Those are crazy balls,’ and you spend a moment together and then you just stick your heads up and go to the next thing.”
When it comes to her husband’s political work, Cheryl noted that people “have a lot of feelings about politics, especially in Hollywood, and I don’t know. I mean, so far I feel like it’s OK.”
“It’s okay to have conversations like that with people, and to me, it doesn’t define someone,” Cheryl said. “For some people, it’s like you can’t control it. There’s nothing I can do about it, so I have to let it wash over me.”
Cheryl attended UFC 314 in Miami on April 12 alongside her husband RFK Jr., where Trump appeared to ignore the actress after greeting her husband.
Cheryl Hines explodes over President Trump’s handshake and misses Curb’s theme music. pic.twitter.com/yRYC8SufEu
— Joel Solomon (@joelwsolomon) April 13, 2025
Mary Kathleen Richardson
Before he met Robert Sherrill, he was married to his second wife, Mary Richardsonfrom 1994 until their separation in 2010. The former couple shares four children together: Connor, Keira, William Finbar “Finn” and Aidan.
Richardson died by suicide in 2012. She was found dead in her home in Bedford, New York.
Emily Ruth Black
Robert married his first wife, Emily Ruth Black, in 1982 after they met in college at the University of Virginia School of Law. They separated in 1992 and officially divorced in 1994.
Robert and Emily have children Robert Francis “Bobby” and Kathleen Alexandra “Cake” Kennedy.
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